Col. A: Number of specimens averaged, or catalogue number, and sex Col. B: Length of forearm Col. C: Greatest length of skull Col. D: Zygomatic breadth Col. E: Mastoid breadth Col. F: Interorbital constriction Col. G: Length of maxillary tooth-row Col. H: Breadth across upper molars
==========================+======+======+======+======+=====+=====+===== A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H --------------------------+------+------+------+------+-----+-----+-----
Sturnira ludovici occidentalis, holotype 92798 KU, (Female) | 42.5 | 22.0 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 7.5 --------------------------+------+------+------+------+-----+-----+-----
1/2 mi. W Revolcaderos, Durango 5698 MSU, (Female) | 43.7 | 22.6 | 13.1 | 11.9 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 7.8 5699 MSU, (Female) | 42.3 | 22.2 | 12.7 | 11.3 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 7.5 --------------------------+------+------+------+------+-----+-----+-----
17 km. SE Talpa, Jalisco Average 8 (4 Male, 4 Female) | 42.9 | 22.5 | 12.9 | 11.5 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 7.7 Minimum | 41.6 | 21.7 | 12.6 | 10.9 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 7.5 Maximum | 44.1 | 22.9 | 13.5 | 11.8 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 7.9 --------------------------+------+------+------+------+-----+-----+-----
20 km. WNW Purificacion, Jalisco 92811 KU, (Male) | 42.0 | 22.6 | 13.2 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 7.7 --------------------------+------+------+------+------+-----+-----+-----
4 km. N Durazno, Jalisco Average 11 (1 Male, 10 Female) | 42.4 | 22.5 | 13.0 | 11.4 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 7.7 Minimum | 40.4 | 21.8 | 12.6 | 10.8 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 7.5 Maximum | 43.8 | 22.9 | 13.4 | 11.8 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 8.0 --------------------------+------+------+------+------+-----+-----+-----
Sturnira ludovici ludovici, 10 mi. SW Villa Juarez, Puebla 67399 KU, (Female) | 44.2 | 24.0 | 13.3 | 11.8 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 8.1 67400 KU, (Female) | 42.9 | 23.2 | 13.7 | 11.9 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 8.1 --------------------------+------+------+------+------+-----+-----+-----
11 km. W Quiroga, Michoacan 95703 UMMZ, (Male) | | 23.5 | 13.5 | 11.6 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 7.6 95704 UMMZ, (Female) | | 23.0 | 12.8 | 11.0 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 8.0 --------------------------+------+------+------+------+-----+-----+-----
Vista Hermosa, Oaxaca 91635 KU, (Female) | 45.1 | 23.9 | 13.4 | 11.8 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 8.0 91636 KU, (Female) | 46.0 | 23.6 | 13.1 | 11.9 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 8.0 --------------------------+------+------+------+------+-----+-----+-----
La Cruz Grande, La Paz, Honduras 126791 AMNH, (Female) | 44.0 | 23.6 | 13.5 | 11.8 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 8.1 126811 AMNH, (Female) | 45.5 | 24.6 | 13.2 | 12.0 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 8.2 --------------------------+------+------+------+------+-----+-----+-----
Sierra Negra, Sierra de Perija, Colombia (after Hershkovitz, 1949) Minimum (2 Male, 2 Female) | 44.2 | 22.9 | 13.2 | | 6.2 | 6.5 | Maximum | 46.0 | 24.2 | 13.8 | | 6.7 | 7.0 | --------------------------+------+------+------+------+-----+-----+-----
near Gualea, Ecuador 67328 AMNH, (Male) | | 25.0 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 6.3 | | 8.4 67329 AMNH, (Male) | 45.3 | 24.9 | 13.9 | 12.2 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 8.4 --------------------------+------+------+------+------+-----+-----+-----
Holotype of Sturnira hondurensis (measurements after Goodwin, 1940:2).
Holotype of Sturnira ludovici ludovici (measurements after Anthony, 1924:9).
Other specimens of S. l. occidentalis were taken under the following circumstances: 17 km. SE Talpa, Jalisco (night of November 3-4, 1962)--nine individuals netted over the Rio Mascota in "pine-oak zone" along with representatives of S. l. parvidens, Artibeus toltecus, Chiroderma salvini, Eptesicus fuscus miradorensis, Lasiurus borealis teliotis, and Rhogeessa gracilis; 20 km. WNW Purificacion, Jalisco (night of November 20-21, 1962)--two specimens captured in a mist net stretched beneath branches of a fig tree at the edge of the Rio Jicote in which Glossophaga commissarisi, S. l. parvidens, Artibeus turpis nanus, and Artibeus lituratus palmarum also were taken; 4 km. N Durazno, Jalisco (nights of November 21-22 and 22-23, 1961)--11 specimens, of which 10 were females, netted in company with G. s. leachii, S. l. parvidens, A. j. jamaicensis, A. toltecus, Centurio senex, and L. b. teliotis over a stream in a small canyon that supported "fairly dense stands of very tall deciduous trees." Five of the 10 females from 4 km. N Durazno were pregnant; each contained a single embryo. Crown-rump length of the embryos averaged 26.8 (24-30) mm. No gross reproductive activity was evident in other females of S. l. occidentalis collected.
2. S. l. occidentalis.]
Specimens examined.--A total of 26, arranged from north to south, as follows: DURANGO: 1/2 mi. W Revolcaderos, 6600 ft., 2 (MSU); 6 mi. S Pueblo Nuevo, 3000 ft., 1 (MSU). SINALOA: Plumosas, 2500 ft., 1 (the holotype). JALISCO: 17 km. SE Talpa, 5200 ft., 9; 20 km. WNW Purificacion, 1400 ft., 2; 4 km. N. Durazno, 11.
Specimens of S. l. ludovici used in comparisons included a paratype (AMNH) from near Gualea, Ecuador, a specimen from Mindo, Ecuador, two specimens from La Cruz Grande, La Paz, Honduras (AMNH--paratypes of "Sturnira hondurensis"), and the following from Mexico: 10 mi. SW Villa Juarez, 4850 ft., Puebla, 2; 11 km. W Quiroga, about 7000 ft., Michoacan, 2 (UMMZ); and Vista Hermosa, 1500 meters, Oaxaca, 5.
Acknowledgements.--For the loan of comparative materials we are grateful to R. H. Baker of The Museum, Michigan State University (MSU), W. H. Burt of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (UMMZ), and R. G. Van Gelder of the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). Specimens listed above that bear no designation as to collection are in the Museum of Natural History of The University of Kansas.
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